North And South Lyrics by The Clash
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And so we say
We ain't got life
Don't want a cardboard cut-out
Don't want a plastic knife

Now I know, time can march
With it's chargin' feet
Now I know, words are only cheap
It's gonna be a burn out
All around this town
The South is up
But the North is down

There's gonna be a killin'
Of a woman and a man
Trying to feed that child
Without a coin in their hand

And so we say
Have you no use
For eight million hands
And the power of youth

Now I know, time can march
With it's chargin' feet
Now I know, words are only cheap
It's gonna be a burn out
All around this town
The South is up
But the North is down

There's gonna be a killin'
Of a woman and a man
Trying to feed that child
Without a coin in their hand

It's gonna be a burn out!

And so we say
We ain't diggin' no graves
We're diggin' a foundation
For a future to be made

Now I know, time can march
With it's chargin' feet
Now I know, words are only cheap
It's gonna be a burn out
All around this town
The South is up
But the North is down

There's gonna be a killin'
Of a woman and a man
Trying to feed that child
Without a coin in their hand

It's gonna be a burn out!
And so we say   We ain't got life   Don't want a cardboard cut-out   Don't want a plastic knife      Now I know, time can march   With it's chargin' feet   Now I know, words are only cheap   It's gonna be a burn out   All around this town   The South is up   But the North is down      There's gonna be a killin'   Of a woman and a man   Trying to feed that child   Without a coin in their hand      And so we say   Have you no use   For eight million hands   And the power of youth      Now I know, time can march   With it's chargin' feet   Now I know, words are only cheap   It's gonna be a burn out   All around this town   The South is up   But the North is down      There's gonna be a killin'   Of a woman and a man   Trying to feed that child   Without a coin in their hand      It's gonna be a burn out!      And so we say   We ain't diggin' no graves   We're diggin' a foundation   For a future to be made      Now I know, time can march   With it's chargin' feet   Now I know, words are only cheap   It's gonna be a burn out   All around this town   The South is up   But the North is down      There's gonna be a killin'   Of a woman and a man   Trying to feed that child   Without a coin in their hand      It's gonna be a burn out!